Spanish striker Diego Costa is glad at Chelsea and will see out the remaining three years on his contract, manager Jose Mourinho has said. Costa, who scored 20 times for the Premier League Champions last term, has struggled for goals this campaign, scoring four in 19 games in all competitions for the club. He recently apologised for throwing a training bib in the direction of his manager after being left on the bench as an unused substitute against Tottenham Hotspur on November 29. Speaking to a Spanish radio station last week, Costa left the door open on a possible return…
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Frank Lampard believes his now poor former club Chelsea need an urgent shake-up to rescue their season, but does not think that should mean manager Jose Mourinho is sacked. Lampard, the club’s record goalscorer who captained Chelsea to their Champions League triumph in 2012, said he did not know if the fustrated Portuguese coach Mourinho had lost the dressing room, but said the champions’ players were under-performing. Speaking after watching Chelsea in Monday’s 2-1 defeat at Leicester City, who now top the Premier League, Lampard said their current plight was, for him, “impossible.” “They are good players, but far too…
Nigeria’s Dream Team VI assistant coach, Fatai Amoo has said it is not impossible for the side to recapture the 96’ Atlanta performance at the upcoming 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Nigerians were crowned winners and earned an instant ticket to the Olympics together with runners-up, Algeria and South Africa at the just concluded 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal. However, Amoo said for the present squad to inch closer to the golden performance of 96’Atlanta the Dream Team VI must be overhauled 100% in its entirety. “Impossible is nothing, it’s quite possible the present…
Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has criticised the attitude and behaviour of he and his team mates after the champions Chelsea’s terrible slide down the Premier League table. The Londoners plunged to their ninth league defeat of the season on Monday, losing 2-1 at leaders Leicester City to slip to fifth from bottom. “We will all have to take our responsibility. If you are a big player, and paid like a big player, you must play like a big player and behave like a big player,” Fabregas told a Facebook question and answer session on Tuesday. “I am not saying you…
Valencia coach Gary Neville is using modern technology to get his tactics across to the players and his assistant Miguel Angel Angulo says he is managing with the language barrier better than he expected. Neville was known for his dexterity with touch screen analysis as a television pundit and he is now using computers at Valencia to compensate for his knowledge of little Spanish. “He has given an iPad to each player to help them follow training and different actions during games,” Angulo told a news conference. “He is doing better than I expected. I thought the language barrier would…
Jose Mourinho has accepted Chelsea have no chance of finishing in the Premier League’s top four after Monday’s 2-1 defeat at Leicester left them languishing just outside the relegation zone. Mourinho’s side are 14 points behind fourth placed Manchester United with 22 matches remaining and even the Blues boss has given up on the crisis-torn champions’ hopes of making up that gap. Goals from Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez condemned Chelsea to their ninth defeat in 16 league games and they are now just one point above the bottom three. “The top four is gone, clearly,” Mourinho told Sky Sports.…
Barcelona turned around a horrible start to 2015 to end the year as the undisputed kings of Spanish football once more having sealed a second treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League in just six years. The Catalans lost their first game of the year to former Manchester United manager David Moyes’s Real Sociedad, sparking an internal crisis at the club. Star player Lionel Messi refused to attend a training session with the club’s fans, while sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta was sacked and his assistant and club legend Carles Puyol resigned in support. Coach Luis Enrique’s job…
Looks like DJ Cuppy’s foray into fashion is not a one time thing. Newly announced as the face for womenswear label, Maju’s 2015 holiday collection, DJ Cuppy proves that she can make a career out of modelling if she so wants to.
How else do you celebrate an award for ‘Best Kiss in a movie’? Apparently by kissing. This was what Nollywood actors Seun Akindele and Roseane Marcel did as they picked up their award at the 2015 edition of Best of Nollywood Awards ceremony that held at International Event Centre, Akure, Ondo State yesterday December 13. The duo won the category for their impressive kiss(es) in ‘One Minute Man’. Others who were nominated for the award were, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Blossom Chukwujekwu (The Visit), Ruth Kadiri and IK Ogbonna (My Rich Boyfriend), Tope Osoba and Alexx Ekubo (Ifedolapo), Roseane Marcel and…
Fuji Musician, Sulaimon Alao ‘Malaika‘ has won the ‘Best Fuji Music Personality of the Year’ at the just concluded Nigerian Impact Award 2015 that was held at Renaissance Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. Explaining why Malaika won the award, Omoba Damilare, the pioneer of Nigeria Impact Awards said, ‘aside his Fuji music as a genre, Malaika can switch to Gospel, Afro Pop and Contemporary music. He is an entertainer and talented musician’. ‘For a while, there has not been a Fuji musician who can deliver like him. This is why he won because many people have been asking us to show the…
Chyn has released visuals to his titled ‘Big’. The song also features Falz Tha Bahd Guy. The video was directed by Godson Uma.
Popular Aba-based comedian and actor Dede One Day has died. The actor died in the early hours of this morning after he slumped while anchoring an event in Obehi in Abia State. He was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead. He was in his 40s. May his soul rest in peace, amen!
May or may not have! But according to reports, this year’s Victoria Secret Fashion show ratings were down 32% from last year, pulling in only 6.6 million viewers, their lowest viewing audience ever.
Veteran Nigerian actor, Ramsey Nouah is back with new romantic comedy alongside Sierra Leonean celeb and ex-BBA housemate, Zainab Sheriff. Titled ‘Elephant in the Room’, the movie tells the story of a beautiful model, Carolina George who finds it difficult getting a job after returning home from Europe. After several fruitless attempts, the job hunter finds herself in the life of an aging wealthy man with both their lives changing afterwards. ‘Elephant in the Room’ was written by Zainab Sheriff with the veteran actor serving as executive producer. The movie also features Big Brother’s Michael Bonny Bassey and Daniel Moseray…
Duchess of Cambridge will turn 34 on Saturday, January 9, 2016, and British singer Adele is likely to perform at her birthday party. A source revealed to Heat Magazine that the British royal, formerly known as Kate Middleton, has been a huge fan of Adele since her first album, ’19’, and decided to reach out to her after ’25’ was released. Adele took the the music world by storm in October with her comeback track ‘Hello’, which is off her new album 25. The Duchess welcomed her second child, a baby girl with husband Prince William in May this year,…
Seen on the red carpet at the premiere of Mo Abudu’s ‘Fifty’ was top comedian, Ayo Makun better known as AY. The comedian turned up in a monochrome inspired suit with a bow tie. However wasn’t alone as his wife, Mabel also turned up looking glamorous in her simple bespoke dress.
Popular Yoruba actress, Fathia Balogun last night, December 13, emerged the ‘Best Actress’ in leading role (Yoruba) at the Best of Nollywood Awards which held in International Event Centre, Akure, Ondo State. The talented role interpreter defeated Tayo Sobola, Aisha Lawal, Laitan Ogungbile and Oyinkan Elebuibon to clinch the award for her role in ‘Torera’.
North West took mom’s cell phone and used the opportunity to send a fun and brief tweet. 2 year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West hit a brand new milestone late Sunday night: Yes, It was about her first tweet! It seems Nori got a hold of mom’s cell phone and took the opportunity to send a fun and brief tweet to Kim’s 37.8 million followers. Admittedly, the message doesn’t make much sense. But then, it just makes perfect sense. Those tiny tots are so close; we wouldn’t be surprised if they speak their own language. And for some…
Choc boy, Ice Prince shared a photo of himself aboard a Med-View airline flight with General Yakubo Gowon, a former Nigerian Head of State during the military regime. The rapper shared the photo on Instagram with an interesting caption that reads, ‘Ran into Former Nigerian Head of State General Yakubu Gowon. Ruled #Nigeria at Age 32!’ ‘Interesting thing is that we both share the same tribe called Angas (That many might not have heard of) from Plateau state. God uplifts the Minority’, the caption continued.
Former partners, Iyanya and music producer, D’tunes are finalizing plans to release their first joint album titled ‘Unfinished Business‘ in 2016. Off the collabo album, the duo release two songs titled ‘Nothing Mega’ and ‘Sukuma‘. Both songs are produced by D’tunes and mixed by Foster Zeeno.